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| known_for =<br> Invention of the pleuroperitoneal shunt and a special ]<ref name="Hall 05">{{cite web|title=Amjad Hussain, MD, FRCSC, FACS - The Medical Mission Hall of fame|url=http://www.medicalmissionhalloffamefoundation.org/bios/SAmjadHussain.html|publisher=TheMedical Mission Hall of fame Foundation|accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> <br>Explorer of the river Indus (Pakistan) | known_for =<br> Invention of the pleuroperitoneal shunt and a special ]<ref name="Hall 05">{{cite web|title=Amjad Hussain, MD, FRCSC, FACS – The Medical Mission Hall of fame|url=http://www.medicalmissionhalloffamefoundation.org/bios/SAmjadHussain.html|publisher=TheMedical Mission Hall of fame Foundation|accessdate=February 24, 2014}}</ref> <br>Explorer of the river Indus (Pakistan)
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| influenced =Mr. Abdul Qadoon Hafizji (his early teacher) <br>Muhammad Ali<ref name="Hasan 03">{{cite web|last=Hasan|first=Khalid|title=Dr Syed Amjad Hussain|url=http://www.pakhtun.com/index.php/about-pashtuns/pakhtun-personalities/dr-s-amjad-hussain|publisher=Pakhtun.com|accessdate=22 February 2014}}</ref> | influenced =Mr. Abdul Qadoon Hafizji (his early teacher) <br>Muhammad Ali<ref name="Hasan 03">{{cite web|last=Hasan|first=Khalid|title=Dr Syed Amjad Hussain|url=http://www.pakhtun.com/index.php/about-pashtuns/pakhtun-personalities/dr-s-amjad-hussain|publisher=Pakhtun.com|accessdate=February 22, 2014}}</ref>
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'''Sayed Amjad Hussain'''(]/]:سيد امجد حسين) is a U.S. based Pakistani cardiothoracic surgeon, ], ], ], ], ] and ]. The inventor of two surgical devices – the pleuroperitoneal shunt and a special ],<ref name="Hall 05"/> Dr. S. Amjad Hussain has to his credit 50 research papers on medical literature, 20 scholarly presentations to academic institutions, over 60 lectures and presentations to civic, service and other subjects and over four hundred articles on a variety of subjects published in various newspapers and magazines. He was a member of Team Indus which covered the entire 2,000 miles of the ] in ] from its source in Western ].<ref name="Hall 05"/>This trip is claimed to be the third expedition in history to reach that site.<ref name="APPNA 02"/> The achievements of the Team Indus were entered into Congressional Records of the U.S. Congress in June 1997.<ref name="APPNA 02"/> While on humanitarian mission, he donated tons of supplies and equipment to the ], China and Pakistan.<ref name="Hall 05"/>Also, his photographs have appeared on 35 magazine covers and in 8 calendars.<ref name="CV 01"/> The Herald Magazine August 2003, introduced Dr. Amjad Hussain as the jack-of-all-trades and master of many.<ref name="APPNA 02"/> '''Sayed Amjad Hussain'''(]/]:سيد امجد حسين) is a US-based Pakistani cardiothoracic surgeon, inventor, writer, photographer, explorer, columnist and ]. The inventor of two surgical devices – the pleuroperitoneal shunt and a special ],<ref name="Hall 05"/> Dr. S. Amjad Hussain has to his credit 50 research papers on medical literature, 20 scholarly presentations to academic institutions, over 60 lectures and presentations to civic, service and other subjects and over four hundred articles on a variety of subjects published in various newspapers and magazines. He was a member of Team Indus which covered the entire 2,000 miles of the ] in Pakistan from its source in Western ].<ref name="Hall 05"/>This trip is claimed to be the third expedition in history to reach that site.<ref name="APPNA 02"/> The achievements of the Team Indus were entered into Congressional Records of the U.S. Congress in June 1997.<ref name="APPNA 02"/> While on humanitarian mission, he donated tons of supplies and equipment to the ], China and Pakistan.<ref name="Hall 05"/>Also, his photographs have appeared on 35 magazine covers and in 8 calendars.<ref name="CV 01"/> The Herald Magazine August 2003, introduced Dr. Amjad Hussain as the jack-of-all-trades and master of many.<ref name="APPNA 02"/>


Currently, he is ] of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at the ].<ref name="Toledo 2016">{{cite web|title=The University of Toledo - S. Amjad Hussain (2016)|url=https://www.utoledo.edu/offices/trustees/members/images_with_bios/hussain.html|publisher=University of Toledo|accessdate=22 February 2014}}</ref> Currently, he is ] of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at the ].<ref name="Toledo 2016">{{cite web|title=The University of Toledo – S. Amjad Hussain (2016)|url=https://www.utoledo.edu/offices/trustees/members/images_with_bios/hussain.html|publisher=University of Toledo|accessdate=February 22, 2014}}</ref>


== Early Life and Education == == Early Life and education ==


Prof. Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain was born on January 1, 1937 in ] to Agha Sayed Gulbacha. He received his early education from Government High School No. 1, Peshawar, and ]. He graduated with distinction from ] Peshawar in 1962. He received general surgery training at the ] and thoracic and cardiovascular surgery training at ] in Detroit, Michigan.<ref name="About 04">{{cite web|title=The University of Toledo - About Dr. S. Amjad Hussain|url=https://www.utoledo.edu/foundation/hussain/about.html|publisher=University of Toledo|accessdate=22 February 2014}}</ref> He was given a fellowship from the ] in 1973 and made a diplomat of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery in 1970. Dr. Hussain was married to the late Dottie Brown Hussain and has three children:<ref name="Toledo 2016"/> Natasha Raabia Hussain, S. Waqaar (Qarie) Hussain and S. Osman (Monie) Hussain.<ref name="CV 01"/> Prof. Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain was born on January 1, 1937 in ] to Agha Sayed Gulbacha. He received his early education from Government High School No. 1, Peshawar, and ]. He graduated with distinction from ] Peshawar in 1962. He received general surgery training at the ] and thoracic and cardiovascular surgery training at ] in Detroit, Michigan.<ref name="About 04">{{cite web|title=The University of Toledo – About Dr. S. Amjad Hussain|url=https://www.utoledo.edu/foundation/hussain/about.html|publisher=University of Toledo|accessdate=February 22, 2014}}</ref> He was given a fellowship from the ] in 1973 and made a diplomat of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery in 1970. Dr. Hussain was married to the late Dottie Brown Hussain and has three children:<ref name="Toledo 2016"/> Natasha Raabia Hussain, S. Waqaar (Qarie) Hussain and S. Osman (Monie) Hussain.<ref name="CV 01"/>


== Professional Career == == Professional Career ==


Dr. Amjad Hussain returned to Pakistan in 1970 and taught at his Alma Mater (Khyber Medical College Peshawar)<ref name="APPNA 02"/> for four years. He came back to the ] in 1975 and began a private practice of cardiothoracic vascular surgery in Toledo.<ref name="About 04"/> He worked as Chief, ] and ], Lock Haven Hospital, Lock Haven; as Chief, Section of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Mercy St. Charles Hospital in ], and now works as the Professor Emeritus of the Medical University of Ohio, Toledo (now the University of Toledo). He has been ] to ], Peshawar; University of Garyounus, ], ]; Government Medical College, Amritsar, India; ], Canada, and ], China. Dr. Amjad Hussain returned to Pakistan in 1970 and taught at his Alma Mater (Khyber Medical College Peshawar)<ref name="APPNA 02"/> for four years. He came back to the United States in 1975 and began a private practice of cardiothoracic vascular surgery in Toledo.<ref name="About 04"/> He worked as Chief, ] and ], Lock Haven Hospital, Lock Haven; as Chief, Section of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Mercy St. Charles Hospital in ], and now works as the Professor Emeritus of the Medical University of Ohio, Toledo (now the University of Toledo). He has been visiting Professor to ], Peshawar; University of Garyounus, ], ]; Government Medical College, Amritsar, India; ], Canada, and ], China.


== Contributions == == Contributions ==
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As an internationally recognized explorer, he founded the Team Indus exploration group which traversed and photographed the entire 2,000 miles of the river ] in Pakistan during the first three expeditions (in 1987, 1992 and 1994) and the source of the river in western Tibet during the 1996 expedition.<ref name="Hall 05"/> This expedition was chronicled as cover story in the fall 1997 issue of the Explorers Journal. He took part in a number of photography exhibitions and won 26 prizes. His photographs have appeared on 35 magazine covers and in 8 calendars. 16 of his medical photographs has been published in the Photo Clinic section of "Consultant Magazine". His photographs have also been published in text books.<ref name="CV 01"/> As an internationally recognized explorer, he founded the Team Indus exploration group which traversed and photographed the entire 2,000 miles of the river ] in Pakistan during the first three expeditions (in 1987, 1992 and 1994) and the source of the river in western Tibet during the 1996 expedition.<ref name="Hall 05"/> This expedition was chronicled as cover story in the fall 1997 issue of the Explorers Journal. He took part in a number of photography exhibitions and won 26 prizes. His photographs have appeared on 35 magazine covers and in 8 calendars. 16 of his medical photographs has been published in the Photo Clinic section of "Consultant Magazine". His photographs have also been published in text books.<ref name="CV 01"/>


In 1982, Dr. Hussain was appointed by the ] to serve on its Health Policy Panel to formulate the country's Five-Year Health Plan.<ref name="APPNA 02"/> After his retirement in 2004, he was elevated to the rank of Professor Emeritus by the ]. In recognition of his many achievements, The University of Toledo established the S. Amjad Hussain Endowed Professorship in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Toledo Honors Pakistan Link’s Columnist|url=http://pakistanlink.org/Community/2009/May09/22/01.HTM|publisher=Pakistan Link|accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> In 1982, Dr. Hussain was appointed by the ] to serve on its Health Policy Panel to formulate the country's Five-Year Health Plan.<ref name="APPNA 02"/> After his retirement in 2004, he was elevated to the rank of Professor Emeritus by the ]. In recognition of his many achievements, The University of Toledo established the S. Amjad Hussain Endowed Professorship in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Toledo Honors Pakistan Link's Columnist|url=http://pakistanlink.org/Community/2009/May09/22/01.HTM|publisher=Pakistan Link|accessdate=February 24, 2014}}</ref>


== Affiliations with organizations == == Affiliations with organizations ==
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Mr. Hussain has been a member of 19 civic and religious organizations and 17 professional organizations and has held more than 20 leadership positions in other organizations of which some are listed below:<ref name="CV 01"/><ref name="Toledo 2016"/> Mr. Hussain has been a member of 19 civic and religious organizations and 17 professional organizations and has held more than 20 leadership positions in other organizations of which some are listed below:<ref name="CV 01"/><ref name="Toledo 2016"/>


* Member, Adventure Foundation of Pakistan 1987-present * Member, Adventure Foundation of Pakistan 1987–present
* Fellow, Explorers Club (USA),1989-present * Fellow, Explorers Club (USA),1989–present
* President Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, 1985-1986 &1995-1998 * President Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, 1985–1986 &1995–1998
* Chairman, Board of Directors WGTE Public Broadcasting, Toledo, OH 2010-present * Chairman, board of directors WGTE Public Broadcasting, Toledo, OH 2010–present
* Member, Board of Directors 1991-2002 Pakistan American Congress * Member, board of directors 1991–2002 Pakistan American Congress
* Founding President 1988-1993 Friends of Pakistan, Toledo, OH * Founding President 1988–1993 Friends of Pakistan, Toledo, OH
* Editor, Toledo Medicine 1996-present * Editor, Toledo Medicine 1996–present
* Editorial Board, Pakistan Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 1999-present * Editorial Board, Pakistan Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 1999–present
* President, Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America 1982-1983 * President, Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America 1982–1983
* President, Toledo Surgical Society, Toledo, OH 1990-1991 * President, Toledo Surgical Society, Toledo, OH 1990–1991
* Fellow, ] 1972-present * Fellow, ] 1972–present
* Member of International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery 1990-present * Member of International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery 1990–present
* Member of International Surgical Society 1991-2002 * Member of International Surgical Society 1991–2002


== Awards and honours == == Awards and honours ==
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* Roots of Diversity Art Exhibition Arts Commission of Greater Toledo “Midday Lunch in the Fields” First Prize 1993<ref name="CV 01"/> * Roots of Diversity Art Exhibition Arts Commission of Greater Toledo “Midday Lunch in the Fields” First Prize 1993<ref name="CV 01"/>
* The Best Book of 1996-1997 Award and the Abasin Gold Medal for Yuk Shehre Arzoo – 1998 * The Best Book of 1996–1997 Award and the Abasin Gold Medal for Yuk Shehre Arzoo – 1998
* Selection of his radio play Doctor as one of the seven best plays of the year Radio Pakistan, Peshawar, September 24, 1960 * Selection of his radio play Doctor as one of the seven best plays of the year Radio Pakistan, Peshawar, September 24, 1960
* Lifetime Achievement Award of ] Alumni Association of North America 1992.<ref name="About 04"/> * Lifetime Achievement Award of ] Alumni Association of North America 1992.<ref name="About 04"/>
* Induction in the Medical Mission Hall of Fame. April 2012<ref name="Hall 05"/> * Induction in the Medical Mission Hall of Fame. April 2012<ref name="Hall 05"/>
* Lifetime Achievement Award of Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan for “Many contributions to his alma mater, his services to Peshawar and Pakistan, November,2005<ref name="About 04"/> * Lifetime Achievement Award of Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan for "Many contributions to his alma mater, his services to Peshawar and Pakistan, November,2005<ref name="About 04"/>
* Bestowed the title “Baba-e-Peshawar” (Father of Peshawar) by the ] (NWFP) on behalf of the citizens of Peshawar, Pakistan. December 14, 1998. * Bestowed the title "Baba-e-Peshawar" (Father of Peshawar) by the ] (NWFP) on behalf of the citizens of Peshawar, Pakistan. December 14, 1998.
* Honored by Khyber Medical College with the title “Farzand-e-Khyber”(The Son of Khyber) December 1993 * Honored by Khyber Medical College with the title "Farzand-e-Khyber"(The Son of Khyber) December 1993
* Distinguished Service and Excellence Award of the Association of International Physicians for "superb professional achievements", 1986 * Distinguished Service and Excellence Award of the Association of International Physicians for "superb professional achievements", 1986
* Awarded Key to the Golden Door and inducted into the Heritage Hall of Fame of the International Institute for "superb professional achievements", 1986<ref name="CV 01"/> * Awarded Key to the Golden Door and inducted into the Heritage Hall of Fame of the International Institute for "superb professional achievements", 1986<ref name="CV 01"/>
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Sayed Amjad Hussain
Born1937 (age 87–88)
Peshawar, N.W.F.P (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan)
NationalityPakistan
CitizenshipUS
Alma materKhyber Medical College, Peshawar
Known for
Invention of the pleuroperitoneal shunt and a special endotracheal tube
Explorer of the river Indus (Pakistan)
AwardsInduction in the Medical Mission Hall of Fame (2012)
Scientific career
FieldsCardiothoracic Surgery, Photography
InstitutionsUniversity of Toledo College of Medicine

Sayed Amjad Hussain(Urdu/Pashto:سيد امجد حسين) is a US-based Pakistani cardiothoracic surgeon, inventor, writer, photographer, explorer, columnist and community leader. The inventor of two surgical devices – the pleuroperitoneal shunt and a special endotracheal tube, Dr. S. Amjad Hussain has to his credit 50 research papers on medical literature, 20 scholarly presentations to academic institutions, over 60 lectures and presentations to civic, service and other subjects and over four hundred articles on a variety of subjects published in various newspapers and magazines. He was a member of Team Indus which covered the entire 2,000 miles of the river Indus in Pakistan from its source in Western Tibet.This trip is claimed to be the third expedition in history to reach that site. The achievements of the Team Indus were entered into Congressional Records of the U.S. Congress in June 1997. While on humanitarian mission, he donated tons of supplies and equipment to the Dominican Republic, China and Pakistan.Also, his photographs have appeared on 35 magazine covers and in 8 calendars. The Herald Magazine August 2003, introduced Dr. Amjad Hussain as the jack-of-all-trades and master of many.

Currently, he is Emeritus Professor of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at the University of Toledo College of Medicine.

Early Life and education

Prof. Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain was born on January 1, 1937 in Peshawar to Agha Sayed Gulbacha. He received his early education from Government High School No. 1, Peshawar, and Islamia College Peshawar. He graduated with distinction from Khyber Medical College Peshawar in 1962. He received general surgery training at the Medical University of Ohio and thoracic and cardiovascular surgery training at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He was given a fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in 1973 and made a diplomat of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery in 1970. Dr. Hussain was married to the late Dottie Brown Hussain and has three children: Natasha Raabia Hussain, S. Waqaar (Qarie) Hussain and S. Osman (Monie) Hussain.

Professional Career

Dr. Amjad Hussain returned to Pakistan in 1970 and taught at his Alma Mater (Khyber Medical College Peshawar) for four years. He came back to the United States in 1975 and began a private practice of cardiothoracic vascular surgery in Toledo. He worked as Chief, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Lock Haven Hospital, Lock Haven; as Chief, Section of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Mercy St. Charles Hospital in Oregon, and now works as the Professor Emeritus of the Medical University of Ohio, Toledo (now the University of Toledo). He has been visiting Professor to Khyber Medical College, Peshawar; University of Garyounus, Benghazi, Libya; Government Medical College, Amritsar, India; University of Alberta, Canada, and University of Beijing, China.

Contributions

S. Amjad Husssain is a multifaceted man and his contributions as a surgeon, researcher, explorer and photographer have been exemplary. He has authored 50 scientific papers in national and international medical journals. Dr. Amjad is an award winning author who has written fourteen books on as diverse a subjects as religion, culture, history and international relations. He has described a number of new surgical techniques and has invented two medical devices: the pleura-peritoneal shunt and a special endotracheal tube to supply oxygen during fiberoptic broncchoscopy in awake patients. He has written over four hundred newspaper and magazine articles about history, politics, religion and culture in American and international publications like The Blade, Toledo Magazine, Explorers Journal, Weekly Pakistan Link, The Herald Magazine and various Pakistani News Papers. He is also an op-ed columnist for The Toledo Blade. At the community level, Dr. Hussain has helped build the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, one of the largest Islamic Centers in North America. While on humanitarian mission, he donated tons of supplies and equipment to the Dominican Republic, China and Pakistan. He endowed a visiting professorship for Khyber Medical College at The University of Toledo College of Medicine.

Achievements

Dr. Hussain is a member of 17 professional organizations 16 hospitals, 10 administrative positions, various committees,, is a visiting professor to 12 universities throughout the world and is a member of the editorial board of 6 medical journals. He gave 122 presentations at regional, national and international meetings, delivered 147 lectures in different colleges and universities of medicine around the world and appeared in 47 Television Talk shows, interviews and documentaries.

As an internationally recognized explorer, he founded the Team Indus exploration group which traversed and photographed the entire 2,000 miles of the river Indus in Pakistan during the first three expeditions (in 1987, 1992 and 1994) and the source of the river in western Tibet during the 1996 expedition. This expedition was chronicled as cover story in the fall 1997 issue of the Explorers Journal. He took part in a number of photography exhibitions and won 26 prizes. His photographs have appeared on 35 magazine covers and in 8 calendars. 16 of his medical photographs has been published in the Photo Clinic section of "Consultant Magazine". His photographs have also been published in text books.

In 1982, Dr. Hussain was appointed by the Government of Pakistan to serve on its Health Policy Panel to formulate the country's Five-Year Health Plan. After his retirement in 2004, he was elevated to the rank of Professor Emeritus by the The University of Toledo. In recognition of his many achievements, The University of Toledo established the S. Amjad Hussain Endowed Professorship in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in 2009.

Affiliations with organizations

Mr. Hussain has been a member of 19 civic and religious organizations and 17 professional organizations and has held more than 20 leadership positions in other organizations of which some are listed below:

  • Member, Adventure Foundation of Pakistan 1987–present
  • Fellow, Explorers Club (USA),1989–present
  • President Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, 1985–1986 &1995–1998
  • Chairman, board of directors WGTE Public Broadcasting, Toledo, OH 2010–present
  • Member, board of directors 1991–2002 Pakistan American Congress
  • Founding President 1988–1993 Friends of Pakistan, Toledo, OH
  • Editor, Toledo Medicine 1996–present
  • Editorial Board, Pakistan Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 1999–present
  • President, Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America 1982–1983
  • President, Toledo Surgical Society, Toledo, OH 1990–1991
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons 1972–present
  • Member of International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery 1990–present
  • Member of International Surgical Society 1991–2002

Awards and honours

For his many activities and accomplishments, Dr. Amjad Hussain has been recognized by his Alma Mater, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar; the House and Senate of the State of Ohio, the Medical College of Ohio, the Toledo Surgical Society, the Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America and many other organizations.

Following is the list of award and honours:

  • Roots of Diversity Art Exhibition Arts Commission of Greater Toledo “Midday Lunch in the Fields” First Prize 1993
  • The Best Book of 1996–1997 Award and the Abasin Gold Medal for Yuk Shehre Arzoo – 1998
  • Selection of his radio play Doctor as one of the seven best plays of the year Radio Pakistan, Peshawar, September 24, 1960
  • Lifetime Achievement Award of Khyber Medical College Alumni Association of North America 1992.
  • Induction in the Medical Mission Hall of Fame. April 2012
  • Lifetime Achievement Award of Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan for "Many contributions to his alma mater, his services to Peshawar and Pakistan, November,2005
  • Bestowed the title "Baba-e-Peshawar" (Father of Peshawar) by the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (NWFP) on behalf of the citizens of Peshawar, Pakistan. December 14, 1998.
  • Honored by Khyber Medical College with the title "Farzand-e-Khyber"(The Son of Khyber) December 1993
  • Distinguished Service and Excellence Award of the Association of International Physicians for "superb professional achievements", 1986
  • Awarded Key to the Golden Door and inducted into the Heritage Hall of Fame of the International Institute for "superb professional achievements", 1986

References

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  2. Hasan, Khalid. "Dr Syed Amjad Hussain". Pakhtun.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "CV – University of Toledo" (PDF). University of Toledo. Cite error: The named reference "CV 01" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Sayed Amjad Hussain". Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America (APPNA). Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  5. ^ "The University of Toledo – S. Amjad Hussain (2016)". University of Toledo. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  6. ^ "The University of Toledo – About Dr. S. Amjad Hussain". University of Toledo. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  7. "Emeritus Professor Dr. S. Amjad Hussain".
  8. "University of Toledo Honors Pakistan Link's Columnist". Pakistan Link. Retrieved February 24, 2014.

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